education & teaching question and need a sample draft to help me learn.
When managing staff resources, educational leaders should seek to assign teachers and staff to roles and responsibilities that match their professional skills, abilities, and interests in a way that will be best for student success.
For this assignment, take on the role of school principal an elementary. You have several projected vacancies in various grades and subjects.
In 250-500 words, use the “Antelope Elementary School Hiring Scenario” to decide if you will fill these positions from your current faculty or accept outside applications to fill these projected vacancies.
Address the following as a part of your planning, rationalizing your choices specific to:
District policy and/or collective bargaining procedures, seniority requirements, union or professional association mandates
Teacher screening procedures
How well the teacher collaborates with staff and community members to maintain a sense of involvement and trust
How their actions align with the ethical principles of compassion and concern for the common good
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Antelope Elementary School Hiring Scenario
You are the principal of Antelope K-8 Elementary, the STEM magnet for your district. It has 60% open enrollment, and some parents seem to believe it is a private school. Antelope Elementary prides itself on its project-based curriculum with STEM woven throughout and having the highest test scores in the 20-school district. It is February and the district has just communicated to you the allocation of three teachers per grade level.
Your task for Antelope Elementary is to devise a strategy for hiring certified staff to fill your allocation. Take into account the descriptions of the entire staff and the current PLC makeups in the table below. Teachers who are leaving Antelope Elementary at the end of the school year are shaded. Describe your ideal candidate for each position and explain what your strategy for hiring will be.
NOTE: You will need the description of the Antelope school staff for future assignments.
Teacher Placement Planning – RubricDistrict Policy14 pointsCriteria DescriptionDistrict Policy5. Target14 pointsPlanning comprehensively accounts for district policy and/or collective bargainingprocedures, seniority requirements, and union or professional associationmandates.4. Acceptable12.18 pointsPlanning clearly accounts for district policy and/or collective bargaining procedures,seniority requirements, and union or professional association mandates.3. Approaching10.36 pointsPlanning somewhat accounts for district policy and/or collective bargainingprocedures, seniority requirements, and union or professional associationmandates.2. Insufficient9.66 pointsPlanning minimally accounts for district policy and/or collective bargainingprocedures, seniority requirements, and union or professional associationmandates.1. No Submission0 pointsScreening Procedures14 pointsCriteria DescriptionScreening Procedures5. Target14 pointsPlanning and rationalizing specifically includes teacher screening procedures.4. Acceptable12.18 pointsPlanning and rationalizing appropriately includes teacher screening procedures.Collapse All
3. Approaching10.36 pointsPlanning and rationalizing vaguely includes teacher screening procedures.2. Insufficient9.66 pointsPlanning and rationalizing poorly includes teacher screening procedures.1. No Submission0 pointsNotaddressedCollaboration14 pointsCriteria DescriptionCollaboration5. Target14 pointsPlanning and rationalizing insightfully addresses how well the teacher collaborateswith staff and community members to maintain a sense of involvement and trust.4. Acceptable12.18 pointsPlanning and rationalizing reasonably addresses how well the teacher collaborateswith staff and community members to maintain a sense of involvement and trust.3. Approaching10.36 pointsPlanning and rationalizing ambiguously addresses how well the teachercollaborates with staff and community members to maintain a sense of involvementand trust.2. Insufficient9.66 pointsPlanning and rationalizing marginally addresses how well the teacher collaborateswith staff and community members to maintain a sense of involvement and trust.1. No Submission0 pointsNot addressed.Ethical Principles14 pointsCriteria DescriptionEthical Principles
5. Target14 pointsPlanning and rationalizing thoroughly addresses how their actions align with theethical principles of compassion and concern for the common good.4. Acceptable12.18 pointsPlanning and rationalizing suitably addresses how their actions align with theethical principles of compassion and concern for the common good.3. Approaching10.36 pointsPlanning and rationalizing unclearly addresses how their actions align with theethical principles of compassion and concern for the common good.2. Insufficient9.66 pointsPlanning and rationalizing inadequately addresses how their actions align with theethical principles of compassion and concern for the common good.1. No Submission0 pointsNot addressed.Organization7 pointsCriteria DescriptionOrganization5. Target7 pointsThe content is well-organized and logical. There is a sequential progression of ideasthat relate to each other. The content is presented as a cohesive unit and providesthe audience with a clear sense of the main idea. The summary is within therequired word count.4. Acceptable6.09 pointsThe content is logically organized. The ideas presented relate to each other. Thecontent provides the audience with a clear sense of the main idea. The summary iswithin a reasonable range of the required word count.3. Approaching5.18 points
The content is not adequately organized even though it provides the audience witha sense of the main idea. The summary may not be within a reasonable range of therequired word count.2. Insufficient4.83 pointsAn attempt is made to organize the content, but the sequence is indiscernible. TheMechanics of Writing7 pointsCriteria Descriptionincludes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use5. Target7 pointsSubmission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures arevaried and engaging.4. Acceptable6.09 pointsSubmission includes some mechanical errors, but they do not hindercomprehension. Variety of effective sentence structures are used, as well as somepractice and content-related language.3. Approaching5.18 pointsFrequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistentlanguage or word choice is present. Sentence structure is lacking.2. Insufficient4.83 pointsSurface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning.Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction are used.1. No Submission0 pointsTotal70points